Author: waltermosley

Written by an Edgar Award–winning author hailed as “an essential American voice” (Booklist starred review). This “vibrant collection of 17 luminous stories” (Publishers Weekly) offers powerful portraits of unique, imperfect individuals that turn stereotypes about Black male characters on their heads.

From the acclaimed bestselling author of the Easy Rawlins series, deemed “one of America’s best mystery writers” (The New York Times Book Review), comes a tale about a murdered man who does not want to go to heaven or hell–he’d rather have his old life in Harlem. The police don’t show up on Easy’s doorstep until the third girl dies. It’s Los Angeles, 1956 and it takes more than a murdered black … more than a murdered black girl before the cops get interested. Now they need Easy. The LAPD need help to find the serial killer who’s going around…

Joe King Oliver was one of the NYPD’s finest investigators, until, dispatched to arrest a well-heeled car thief, he is framed for assault by his enemies within the NYPD, a charge which lands him in solitary at Rikers Island. A decade later, King is a private detective, running his agency with the help of his teenage daughter, Aja-Denise. Broken by the brutality he suffered and committed in equal … committed in equal measure while behind bars, his work and his daughter are the only light in his solitary life. When he receives a card in the mail from the woman…

From an Edgar Grand Master: In 1960s LA, private eye Easy Rawlins must exonerate a young Stanford student who was discovered at the scene of a murder. “Mosley’s exciting and profound mysteries with their poetic prose and historical clarity fascinate readers” (Library Journal).

In this acclaimed series starter from a legendary “master of mystery” (The New York Times), military veteran–turned–PI Easy Rawlins becomes entangled in a dangerous hunt for a missing woman in 1948 Los Angeles. “A fast-moving, entertaining story written with impressive style” (Los Angeles Times).